| Listen to the Lion | |
| Director: | Henri Safran |
| Producer: | Robert Hill |
| Starring: | Wynn Roberts |
| Music: | Michael Carlos |
| Cinematography: | Malcolm Richards |
| Editing: | Mervyn Lloyd |
| Studio: | Stockton Ferri Films |
| Runtime: | 52 mins |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $36,000[1] |
Listen to the Lion is a 1977 short feature from Australia.
A Sydney derelict lies drunk in an alley and is beaten up by thugs. A friend helps him find refuge in a night shelter. As he lies dying he has a vision of himself flying about the room. The man dies and after the cremation of his corpse, his spirit returns to the footpath.
The film was written by Robert Hill, a former journalist who spent months researching the life of homeless people in Sydney. A substantial portion of the budget was provided by the General Production Fund of the Australian Film Commission.[1]
The film won Greater Union Award for Best Fiction Film at the 1977 Sydney Film Festival and the Robert Mamoulian Award for the most distinguished Australian short film.[1]
Although shot before Storm Boy (1976), also directed by Henri Safran, it was not released until after that film.